"Resolved, that the taxation of the people by themselves, or by persons chosen by themselves to represent them... is the only security against a burdensome taxation, and the distinguishing characteristick of British freedom, without which the ancient constitution cannot exist." — Virginia Stamp Act Resolves, May 1765
The principle articulated here most directly motivated which subsequent colonial action?
- A
The signing of Jay's Treaty with Britain in 1794
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The Stamp Act Congress's October 1765 petition for redress
- C
The drafting of the Albany Plan of Union in 1754
- D
The boycott of slave imports under the Continental Association
Explanation
The "no taxation without representation" principle voiced by Virginia spread quickly and structured the Stamp Act Congress petition that fall. The Albany Plan predated the Stamp Act, and the other options addressed unrelated issues (commercial nonimportation generally, post-independence diplomacy).